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During Christmas 1891, Dreiser, age twenty-one and miserable as a bill collector in Chicago, decided to find a job as a reporter: "I conceived of newspapers as wonderlands in which all concerned were prosperous and happy. . . I was also determined to shake off the garments... Read Full Overview

In Newspaper Days, first published in 1922 under the title A Book about Myself, Theodore Dreiser explored his personal life during the time he spent as a reporter for newspapers in Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and New York in the 1890s.

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Newspaper Days is a memoir written by the acclaimed American author, Theodore Dreiser, and published in 1922. The book is a vivid and detailed account of Dreiser's early years as a newspaper reporter in Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh during the late 19th and early 20th centuries... Read Full Overview

Newspaper Days is a memoir by Theodore Dreiser, published in 1922. It details his experiences as a newspaper reporter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, covering events such as the Chicago World's Fair, the Pullman Strike, and the San Francisco earthquake. The book also... Read Full Overview

Newspaper Days is a memoir written by Theodore Dreiser, an American novelist and journalist. The book was originally published in 1922 and provides a first-hand account of Dreiser's experiences working as a newspaper reporter in Chicago during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The... Read Full Overview